<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>I'm all for the creation of new chapters in India, but the whole point of this discussion was that:<br><br>1) ISOC HQ should direct members first to existing chapters<br>2) if ISOC members are willing to create a new chapter, then they should get as much as possible the blessing of existing near by chapters especially when the proposed chapter is in the area of a previously chartered chapter.<br><br><div><div>Franck Martin<br><a href="http://www.avonsys.com/">http://www.avonsys.com/</a><br>twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/FranckMartin">FranckMartin</a><br></div></div><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Rajesh Aggarwal" <rajeshaggarwal.ias@gmail.com><br>To: "Anne Lord" <lord@isoc.org><br>Cc: "Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org>, "naresh ajwani" <naresh.ajwani@sifycorp.com>, chapter-support@isoc.org<br>Sent: Saturday, 3 October, 2009 2:32:58 PM GMT +12:00 Fiji<br>Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Bangalore, India<br><br>Dear All,<br><br>I fully support Ram Mohan's remarks regarding the need to have a separate chapter for Bangalore. When we revived Delhi Chapter more than a year ago, we had detailed discussions on this multiple Chapters issue from people from many walks of life and different cities. Consensus was that rather than forming a single All India ISOC Chapter, we should encourage "different flowers to bloom"- that is, different Chapters in major Metros at least. I am sure that you will soon receive Applications from Hyderabad and Mumbai- all of us should encourage this rather than trying to throttle new ones from coming up.<br>
<br>Rajesh Aggarwal,<br>(earlier from NIXI, now moved on to new Assignment in Mumbai)<br><br><br></div></body></html>